Does Gen-Y Phantom X Reduce Hitch Tongue Weight Capacity For Motorcycle Carrier
Question:
Gen Y Rebel hitch adapter - I am looking for something for the front hitch on my 2019 Ford F-350 dually to provide adaptability to the height of my Black Widow Hitch-Mounted Aluminum Motorcycle Carrier - 400 lb. Capacity with the CURT 31078 2-Inch Front Receiver Hitch - 500 lb. tongue weight capacity installed on my truck. I have seen other hitch adapters decrease the tongue capacity by 50 which would not work to haul my 280 lb. scooter. Does the Gen Y adapter reduce the tongue capacity as well? Is there anything that might work better for my situation? Thanks in advance.
asked by: Joe
Expert Reply:
You are right that hitch adapters do in fact reduce the tongue weight capacity of a hitch by 50 percent, so you have a really smart idea here with the Gen-Y Phantom X Ball Mount w/ Stacked Receivers for 2" Hitch - 6" Drop/4.5" Rise # GY87VR.
I took this to Gen-Y to ask them about it, and they said that the Rebel will NOT reduce the tongue weight capacity of your front-mounted hitch, so you will have the full 500 lb tongue weight capacity of your front hitch with the # GY87VR. This would definitely be the best option for your motorcycle carrier as anything else such as a dual adapter would in fact reduce the tongue weight.
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Gen-Y Phantom X Ball Mount w/ Stacked Receivers for 2" Hitch - 6" Drop/4.5" Rise - 7K
- Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
- Adjustable Ball Mount
- No Ball
- Steel Shank - Gloss Black
- Drop - 6 Inch
- Rise - 4 Inch
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 7000 lbs GTW
- Stacked Receivers
- Gen-Y Hitch
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